I was just saying that from a high level spending money on education is seldom a bad idea (compared with, say, drone strikes or oil subsidies).

Additionally the actual return on investment for something so broad brush as "education" is impossible to work out. But as I say, its hardly an area I personally think should be a high priority for spending cuts.

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Lootifer wrote:History shows a pretty good return on investment from education

Does that mean there is no backwards ass wrong way to invest in education, and no smart and efficient way to invest in educatio? Or does that not even matter to you...

What is the return on the investment Hitler made on Germany's education?

In America, we are spending more on education every single year, and the returns actually are getting worse and worse. What "history" are you citing?

Lootifer wrote:Regarding you last paragraph ps.

I was just saying that from a high level spending money on education is seldom a bad idea (compared with, say, drone strikes or oil subsidies).

Additionally the actual return on investment for something so broad brush as "education" is impossible. But as I say, its hardly an area I personally think should be a high priority for spending cuts.

There is also other things to consider, such as: do we have the money to spend, or are we borrowing it, with interest? What about when we are teetering on the edge of a fiscal cliff? What if the "high level" the money is spent from has a long track record of wasting 30-40% of the money, or does an extremely shitty job year after year after year, decade after decade?

There is also other things to consider, such as: do we have the money to spend, or are we borrowing it, with interest? What about when we are teetering on the edge of a fiscal cliff? What if the "high level" the money is spent from has a long track record of wasting 30-40% of the money, or does an extremely shitty job year after year after year, decade after decade?

I was purposfully avoiding an American specific example as it always ends up in you telling me off for meddling in the affairs of a country that is not my own.

Having said that I would suggest there are better areas than education to chop to pieces. Even if it is in a sorry state.

There is also other things to consider, such as: do we have the money to spend, or are we borrowing it, with interest? What about when we are teetering on the edge of a fiscal cliff? What if the "high level" the money is spent from has a long track record of wasting 30-40% of the money, or does an extremely shitty job year after year after year, decade after decade?

I was purposfully avoiding an American specific example as it always ends up in you telling me off for meddling in the affairs of a country that is not my own.

Having said that I would suggest there are better areas than education to chop to pieces. Even if it is in a sorry state.

oh cmon pal! I don't "tell you off" I usually just offer a different opinion. The few times I gave you crap for jumping in the middle of something about America was when you couldn't hold back a cheap shot or were overly froggish jumping in the convo to talk trash, and your information was off or else it was propaganda or myth.